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Just because HBO could pick up customers by offering their service on the internet doesn't mean they'd increase profits as their other revenue streams could be
by 727374 14y ago
Just because HBO could pick up customers by offering their service on the internet doesn't mean they'd increase profits as their other revenue streams could be cannibalized - DVD/iTunes/Amazon sales, cable subscriptions, etc.
My guess is that they have a team of smart finance people with a model that shows it's not worth it to offer an internet only service.
- MartinCron 14y agoAnd, once the smart finance people's model shows that it is worth it to offer an internet-only service, they'll be ready. How difficult would it be to authenticate HBO Go clients against their own service rather than the cable company's? I think the predictions of HBO's RIM-esque decline don't make sense, they know what they're doing.